ClarkW Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Jim Capaldi, the drummer for Traffic, has succumbed to stomach cancer. He was 60. Rest in peace. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/28/people.capaldi.reut/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggard Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Farewell is always painful... "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn" Charlie Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Gino Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Very sad. 60 seems so young these days (and not so far from my own age0. Just goes to show you: "Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring." Traffic was the first band I really got interested in. I still lsten to that old stuff, a lot of it has aged well. And Capaldi was a Goomba as well. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_dup3 Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 He co-wrote & sang a good bit of their material, too, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred TBP Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Wow... 60 is still young... And it made me realize I haven't listened to either the "John Barleycorn..." or the "Low Spark..." albums in years. Music like that is simply timeless. Gonna buy some CDs tomorrow and play them in memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Traffic is one of the bands that pulled me over to the rock side from R&B. Sad passing indeed. "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruiser_dup2 Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 I am sorry to hear that-- Traffic really gave me a new perspective about what rock music could be. Saw them in 1968 with Blue Cheer (one hit wonders) and the Yardbirds (some Jimmy Page character). They weren't loud and over the top, but damn they cooked. Everybody sat back and said Whoa, who are these guys? Bruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Sad news indeed. Capaldi never made any of those lists of "greats" like Baker, Moon, Mitchell or Bonham. But he was part of a band that was integral to the transition of what defined '60's "acid rock" to what became the music of the '70's. A meticulous timekeeper, and from everything I've heard, a terrific human being. Sleep well, brother. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2fat Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Back in high school The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys never failed to put my girl friend in the mood out at the Folsom Lake Submarine Races. www.ethertonswitch.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moot Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Back in high school The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys never failed to put my girl friend in the mood out at the Folsom Lake Submarine Races. - way2fat That was the very song that made me sit up and say "Whoa! This is good!" My life changed that day. I think I was 6 or 7. "He is to music what Stevie Wonder is to photography." getz76 I have nothing nice to say so . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 He was one of the greats. Rest in Peace man. Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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